Hands on & boot up of the Inventec Smartbook

[Tass1701]

looks like a pile of junk ....

[gatoatigrado1]

cool system, decent presentation, crappy software. compared to chrome web browser and ffmpeg / vlc, why.........

[nytrex2001]

A Tegra2 smartbook has already been demoed this year at the Adobe Flash conference. And Nvidi will be formally announcing the Tegra 2 at CES in January.

The Tegra has the potential to topple Intel and Microsoft.

[manilaenglish]

Full video and audio playback with just 1 watt of power? Did I hear that correctly?

[minipcpro]

Sure did! Welcome to the Wonderful world of Tegra!!

Just wish they could have given me more details about the machine!!

[manilaenglish]

That's pretty cool. Also, about the audio, maybe there are no external speakers so the only way to hear sound is with a headset. Have you tried using a headset yet? And, what about built-in bluetooth, wifi and 3G support? I travel to the Philippines a lot and Sun has unlimited mobile broadband with 2 - 3 Mbps via a 3G SIM card for just 799 pesos per month.

[minipcpro]

We only had the unit for a few minutes, and they didn't give us a specs sheet so I don't know about blue tooth, it did not show up in the settings as afar as could see.

I don't actually travel with external speakers, tho most people do have headphones, but I don't carry those around either. :S

The Sim card slot was also just a dummy, so I'm not really sure where exactly they are going with this unit. Especially since the Quanta smartbook shown off in the same week has such a dynamic design.

[Premiumorangejuice]

Must correct spelling of link on your "more info" tab. :)

[iFuff]

Compromise: Netbook with tegra chip that helps the Atom Cpu handling 1080p?

[ilovemaryam08]

yes i cant wait to get a CE tegra smart book or tablet. thats fast and i really like the dock thingy.

[EtlamRetep]

Nice video, but that device.. Looks thick, far to thick, does that ARM Chip really need a fan, and no HDMI == epic fail!

[iFuff]

Maybe it's the cheaper Lithium-ion cells that make it a fatty. I'd prefer a Lithium-Polymer battery for manufacturing reasons

[tigsdk]

Windows CE? They've GOT to be kidding ^^

[Pinwormx]

Fast

[wardbert]

google chrome os !!